 the king of keoland whose office is occasionally also known as the throne of the lion is the reigning monarch of keoland he is charged with acting as the nation nation's chief bureaucrat and defender of the realm from this the monarch serves as leader of both the government and the military however the king of keoland does not have power to levy taxes a right reserved to the council of niole dra not strictly a hereditary office all matters of succession must be approved by the council of niole dra council and though the ability to produce a qualified series of heirs often results in a sort of dynasty in the monarchy succession is not guaranteed and often passes between various royal houses; most commonly houses house rhola rhola and house neheli neheli once appointed a king rules for life barring infirmity or the rare vote of disenfranchisement by the nobility see also see also see also list of kings of keoland 